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How To Make Cinnamon Pumpkin Candles

What do you do when you can’t control the impulse to buy cute little pumpkins every time you visit the grocery store? My porch has quite a collection of pie pumpkins because I can’t resist their adorableness. They are the perfect size after all. Not too big, not too small. Jussst right!

You might be thinking, duh, bake a pie! Nope. Here’s what you do. You make pumpkin candles!

how to make candles in a pumpkin

Cut off the tops of the pumpkins and scoop out the seeds. Attach the wicks to the bottom of the pumpkin. Use a piece of tin foil in glue them to the bottom of the pumpkin. Then roll the top of the wick around a pencil or skewer to it hold upright.

Melt the wax in a double broiler and pour it into the candles. Crush up a couple of cinnamon sticks and add to the wax for a yummy cinnamon smell. For a stronger smell, you can add cinnamon oil too. Then let the candles sit for a couple of hours for the wax to harden.

We experimented with adding a bit of candle wax tint to give them a more golden color. The wax looks really dark when liquid but it dries much lighter. Oh, and you can also make candles with tiny pumpkins! There’s not a lot of seeds in them – so not much room for wax – but they are super cute.

I thought Soy wasn’t good for you? :( We have to be real careful what we eat/smell in our home. So wanting the all natural route. This is sUper cUte & wanna try~ but the soy leaves me hangin… ;) Can someone help me please? :) tia

I believe soy is a problem only when allergic to soy. If you have family or guest with soy allergies you may choose to stay away from soy. With much research I have come to believe that beeswax is a healthy alternative.

Just made these with my kids, SO easy and fun! They look adorable. I am having one problem though, and I can’t figure out what to do. I set the wick in the bottom of the pumpkin, then poured wax flakes all around, about 3/4 of the way to the top of the pumpkin. The problem I’m having is that the whole amount of wax flakes are not melting, only a small circle directly around the wick. So the rest of the candle is still flakes. Any suggestions? I used very small pumpkins, as pictured. Thanks!

Ur supose to melt the wax in a double broiler first. Then pour the wax in the pumpkin. If u dont have a double broiler i use a metal coffee container and put the flakes in there then put the tin in some boiling water so it melts the flakes without getting them wet.

These are beyond adorable. For the life of me, I can’t remember how I stumbled upon your blog. I know it was from another one that I read regularly and there was a link in yesterday’s post to your site (maybe a sponsor post or feature post?). Even though I don’t remember why I clicked on it, I’m glad I did. Love your blog!